When Grief Has No Script: Sitting With Fear, Love, and the Aftermath of Loss

When Grief Has No Script: Sitting With Fear, Love, and the Aftermath of Loss

In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, therapist and host, Malisa Hepner, shares her raw and unfolding experience of grief after the loss of her son, Jake. Recording alone for the first time, she speaks candidly about the fear, awkwardness, and emotional weight that accompany early grief, as well as the unexpected strength found in family, community, and honest connection. This episode explores what it means to live moment by moment, confront painful memories, and soften toward oneself in a grief-phobic society. With compassion and courage, Malisa reflects on vulnerability, communication, self-forgiveness, and the slow search for meaning in tragedy—offering a space where grief is allowed to be seen, spoken, and held.

Grief doesn't ask you to be brave—it asks you to be honest.

This week, choose one moment where you let yourself name what you're feeling without fixing it. Say it out loud to someone safe, write it down, or simply acknowledge it within yourself. Notice how presence—not productivity—creates the smallest opening for breath, connection, and self-forgiveness. Healing doesn't come from carrying grief quietly; it comes from allowing yourself to be human in it.

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From Loss to Self-Discovery: Psychedelics, Emotional Regulation & Personal Growth

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Understanding Grief, Anger, and Self-Compassion: Rewriting Your Inner Narrative

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Psychedelics, Healing, and Self-Acceptance: Navigating Trauma, Grief, and Personal Transformation

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Therapist and host, Malisa Hepner, and John Borden, Author, Ultramarathon runner, psychonaut, visionary,  explore the complex intersection of psychedelics, trauma healing, and personal transformation....

18 Feb 44min

Grief, Isolation, and Healing: Learning to Ask for Support After Loss

Grief, Isolation, and Healing: Learning to Ask for Support After Loss

Therapist and host, Malisa Hepner, shares her lived experience of navigating grief after the loss of her son, Jake. She opens up about the waves of isolation, the disorienting nature of loss, and the ...

16 Feb 47min

Emotional Abuse, Autoimmune Illness & the Mind-Body Connection: A Journey of Healing

Emotional Abuse, Autoimmune Illness & the Mind-Body Connection: A Journey of Healing

Therapist and host Malisa Hepner sits down with Keegan Read, host of the Retrieving Sanity podcast, for an honest conversation about trauma, health, and emotional recovery. Keegan shares his journey t...

13 Feb 1h 9min

From Trauma to Transformation: How Somatic Movement Creates Emotional Freedom

From Trauma to Transformation: How Somatic Movement Creates Emotional Freedom

In this powerful conversation, therapist and podcast host Malisa Hepner sits down with Angel Howard, Certified Somatic Therapist, Executive Coach, and inspirational speaker, to explore how somatic hea...

11 Feb 56min

Somatic Healing Through Movement: How to Release Stored Emotions and Build Self-Trust

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Therapist and host, Malisa Hepner, sits down with Licensed Somatic Psychotherapist and author of "Shake Yourself Free", Melanie Smithson, to explore the power of somatic practices and authentic moveme...

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